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Friday, February 12, 2016

look over here, little guy

believed pd in good faith
Portrait of Odilia van Wassenaar, c. 1655-1660, by Abraham van den Tempel.  If I have found the right reference, Odilia's life dates were circa 1635-1672, so she's in her early twenties here.  She's so full of personality that I wonder if she had a hard time sitting still.  Her little dog clearly couldn't!
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parlance said...

Isn't it amazing how a woman who lived so long ago stares out of this portrait and meets our eyes? She lives on in the moments when we are looking at this painting.

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